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3.1A&B: Population size, sustainable development, demography

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The current population of earth is approximately?

a)

7 billion

b)

10 billion

c)

5 billion

d)

1 billion

2.

Sustainable development is?

a)

Meeting the needs of current generations without affecting the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

b)

Consuming as much of the earth's resources as possible in the time that we have.

c)

Not getting our needs so that future generations can get their needs.

3.

Which of the below is NOT a main area of sustainable development?

a)

Society

b)

Environment

c)

Economy

d)

Health

4.

The use solar panels to produce electricity is an example of what kind of sustainable development goal?

a)

Environmental goal

b)

Social goal

c)

Economic goal

d)

Political goal

5.

Making education universal (available to everybody) is an example of what kind of sustainable development goal?

a)

Economic goal

b)

Social goal

c)

Environmental goal

d)

Strategic goal

6.

Increasing jobs and reducing unemployment is an example of what kind of sustainable development goal?

a)

Environmental goal

b)

Social goal

c)

Economic goal

d)

Creative goal

7.

A country with low Gross National Product (GDP); high birthrate; low life expectancy is?

a)

Developed Country

b)

Developing Country

8.

Which of the countries below is considered a developed country?

a)

Japan

b)

Nigeria

c)

Egypt

d)

Columbia

9.

Which of the following is an effect of population growth?

a)

Water shortages

b)

Unemployment

c)

Poverty

d)

All of the answers are correct

10.

Demography is?

a)

The study of human population

b)

The study of human happiness

c)

The study of human health

d)

The study of human education

11.

Study the graph. What kind of demographic data is it showing us?

a)

Population Dynamics

b)

Population Density

c)

Population Distribution

d)

Population Characteristics

12.

Study the graph. It shows us that more people live in the northern hemisphere (the top half of earth) than the southern hemisphere (south half of earth). What kind of demographic data is this?

a)

Population Dynamics

b)

Population Density

c)

Population Distribution

d)

Population Characteristics

13.

Study the graph. It shows the population of the UAE from 1971 to 2014. What kind of demographic data is this?

a)

Population Dynamics

b)

Population Characteristics

c)

Population Distribution

d)

Population Density

14.

Study the graph. It shows the population of Egypt. The darker the color, the more people living in that area. What kind of demographic data is this?

a)

Population Dynamics

b)

Population Concentration

c)

Population Characteristics

d)

Population Distribution